12 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2011/0402(CNS)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) There is a critical need to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union's science base and ensure a supply of world class research and talent to secure Europe's long term competitiveness and well-being. Part I ‘Excellent science’ should support the activities of the European Research Council on frontier research, future and emerging technologies, Marie Curie Actions and European research infrastructures and Networking of excellence in the Union. These activities should aim at building competence in the long term, focusing strongly on the next- generation of science, systems and researchers, and providing support for emerging talent from across the Union and from associated countries. Union activities to support excellent science should help consolidate the European Research Area and make the Union's science system more competitive and attractive on a global scale.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Part III ‘Societal challenges’ should increase the effectiveness of research and innovation in responding to key societal challenges by supporting excellent research and innovation activities. Those activities should be implemented using a challenge- based approach which brings together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines. Social sciences and humanities research is an important element for addressing all of the challenges. The activities should cover the full range of research and innovation with an emphasis on innovation-related activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations. The activities should support directly the corresponding sectoral policy competences at Union level. All challenges should contribute to the overarching objective of sustainable development and to full participation of researchers and engineers everywhere in the Union.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) networking excellence
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Scientific Council shall be composed of 30 scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, ensuring a diversity of nationalities and of research areas and acting in their personal capacity, independent of extraneous interests.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that the dedicated implementation structure follows strictly, efficiently and with the necessary flexibility the objectives and requirementcommendations of the European Research Council alone.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Priority setting will equally be based on a wide range of inputs and advice. It will include, where appropriate, groups of independent experts set up specifically to advise on the implementation of Horizon 2020 or any of its specific objectives. These experts group shall show the appropriate level of expertise and knowledge in the covered areas and a variety of professional backgrounds, including industry and civil society involvement and should also be subject to geographical and gender balance.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
To exploit synergies between policies, stairways to excellence instruments should be introduced in both Horizon 2020 and Cohesion Policy. Measures to identify potential of most promising centres ('centres of excellence"), providing the seal of excellence for them, should be introduced.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
5. Networking Excellence The activities will aim at reducing the scientific and technical disparities within the Union and contribute thereby to the improvement of the overall efficacy and excellence of scientific and technological research in all Member States. 5.1 Specific objectives and approach As a contribution to restructuring the science and technology sectors in some less performing parts of the Union, as well as to reinforcing the overall Union excellent research and innovation capacity, supports will be provided to excellent research centres in order to better put their capabilities at the service of the European economic and social development. This will be done by enabling the excellent research centers in less scientifically developed parts of the Union to establish or improve their links with other excellent research centers elsewhere in the Union, trough networking and twinning arrangements, and to upgrade their research and innovation capabilities to those of their partners. This will also allow a larger participation of some research communities in Horizon 2020, contributing thereby to the necessary widening of this participation. 5.2 Specific implementation aspects The activity covers all fields of science and technology. The Union funding will support networks regrouping at least 3 research and/or technological centers bringing together theoretical and applied research in the natural, social and economic sciences. One of the centers must be established in one scientifically less developed country of the Union or in an outermost region. A less scientifically developed country is being defined by its level of participation in the former 7th Framework programme: a Member State with less than 2 selected projects for 1 000 000 inhabitants in FP7 is eligible for this activity.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 – point 4.1 – point 4.1.1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Research infrastructures which are not on the ESFRI list but play an important role in trans regional scale should also be supported. Horizon 2020 should also support transnational cooperation as far as research infrastructure is concerned. The European Commission shall assist Member States in their efforts to optimise their research facilities by setting up an EU-wide database on all openly accessible regional research infrastructures.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2
The successful mastering and deployment of enabling technologies by European industry is a key factor in strengthening Europe's productivity and innovation capacity and ensuring Europe has an advanced, sustainable and competitive economy, global leadership in high-tech application sectors and the ability to develop unique solutions for societal challenges. Innovation activities will be combined with R&D, as an integral part of the funding. Substantial focus shall be given to small and medium scale projects.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.4 a (new)
1.6.4 a. Developing applications in the area of GNSS to ensure positive return on investment in European satellite navigation systems At the time when EGNOS is fully operational and Galileo successfully closed the In Orit Validation, it is crucial for the European industries to adopt the new technology available and be prepared for full capability of Galileo in order to capture the socio-economic benefits, estimated at around EUR 90 billion. Research funding at the level of 18% of the space envelope shall drive the development of EGNOS and Galileo in critical sectors like aviation and road transport and many professional applications, including precision agriculture, timing and geodesy, ensuring the use of new signals in current and future applications.
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point 4.3.4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point 4.3.4 a (new)
4.3.4 a. European satellite navigation systems: EGNOS and Galileo are a strategic investment of Europe. Their new features and performances in positioning and timing are key enablers for new transport management concepts in both freight and people mobility and they are transversal to transport modes. New critical navigation systems, such as intelligent driving, smart traffic management, incidents' prevention and mitigation, electro mobility and connected navigation, will need reliable and secure positioning. New navigation functions will build Europe's competitiveness in the worldwide scenario and will secure the public benefits from global satellite navigation applications in transport, estimated at around EUR 40 billion (impact assessment of EC GNSS Applications Action Plan 2011).